last year, late friday

Aboriginal Affairs Minister, John Duncan (C-Vancouver Island North), resigned from cabinet last year, late on Friday, political interference. In July 2013 (cabinet shuffle), he replaced Gordon O'Connor as party whip.

Bernard Valcourt (C-Madawaska-Restigouche) was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. See: oil & gas, Crown land and reindeer/caribou grazing.

To prevent road deaths, reindeer in Finland get fluorescent antlers.

Whoa, Finnish Reindeer Herder’s Association. link

it's a perfect day

测试 google

At least that's fixed. Now my browser is crashing, lol

on the dime

Jim Flaherty said he was not aware of friend's tax haven dealings. Oopsie, $3 million worth of gold was sold off as slag — at a fraction of its worth. {to whom?}

The Jims, Flaherty and Love, Chairman of Royal Canadian Mint

Anyway. Following his budget speech last March, Flaherty railed against “people hiding their money offshore and avoiding Canadian taxes.” link

In other news, wow Julian Fantino has four pensions: in addition to getting a cabinet minister’s salary, benefit and pension package, Fantino is pulling in pensions from the Toronto police, the London police and the OPP.

Closure of veterans' offices, Lump Sum Disability Award and veteran suicides.

a licence to plate

Provincial neo-liberals, conservatives The Conservative Family can 'brand' (vb.) new provincial parties with names that just use public symbols, emblems or anthem bites like StrongFree word... thingies. It's ubiquitous, cost-effective advertising.

1. 

   Socred Len Skowronski says

   Beautiful BC Party 
2. Wildrose Party
3. Living Skies Party
4. Friendly Party
5. Yours To Discover Party
6. Je me souviens Party
7. Ocean Playground Party
8. Birthplace of Confederation Party
9. Be in this place Party
10. Cabot Party
11. Klondike Party
12. Spectacular Party
13. Polar Bear Party

A province's name is also operative, e.g., Saskatchewan Party.

MP Leona Aglukkaq's Christmas message
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